Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North)
3.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North) is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Middlesex School near Plain, MA. The route passes Bateman's Pond before reaching Angier's Pond at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 88 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Bateman's Pond & Angier's Pond via Tobin's Path (North)
3.7 mi · ▲ 88 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 133–241 ft
Out & Back · Middlesex School
Trailhead: 42.49869, -71.36249
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:41 AM · sunset 8:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 500 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Bateman's Pond.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Tobin's Path (North), heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 400 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miPass Angier's Pond.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftReach Bateman's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM — 13 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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